Protesters demanding reformation in the quota system in civil service yesterday threatened to wage tougher movement from Sunday if the government failed to publish a gazette notification to that end by today.

In 2016, the Supreme Court in a verdict on widespread abuse of police's powers over arrest and detention strongly denounced all sorts of torture by the law enforcement agencies and directed magistrates to take action against errant policemen in case of any such incident.

Transport system in the capital and other parts of the country collapsed yesterday as thousands of students demonstrating for reforms in the civil service quota system blocked key points in the capital and major highways.
Commuters remained stuck for several hours in their vehicles on city roads and highways amid sweltering heat.

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) demanded the formation of a judicial committee headed by a Supreme Court judge to investigate the attack on the students and job seekers waging movement for quota reforms in public service recruitment.